Twelve City law firms and the College of Law have launched what is believed to be the first training consortium in dispute resolution.
Pressure on the government to abandon the national default retirement age (DRA) mounted last week as a landmark case reached the High Court.
President of the Family Division outlines new principles on media access
Tribunals dealt with almost 20,000 claims more than in 2007–08 despite an increased workload, according to the Tribunals Service Annual Report and Accounts published last week.
The government is to appeal the Court of Appeal ruling that members of the armed forces have the same basic human rights as all citizens.
MPs have condemned proposals to cut legal aid as “flawed, weak and inflexible”.
Access to justice must be a priority for the government, according to a report from the Centre for Social Justice.
Who should pay for additional educational needs, asks Andrew Ritchie QC
Slade v Slade [2009] EWCA Civ 1748, [2009] All ER (D) 182 (Jul)
Court of Appeal, Civil Division, Ward, Wall and Wilson LJJ,
17 July 2009
Coke-Wallis v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales [2009] EWCA Civ 730; [2009] All ER (D) 147 (Jul)
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Stephen Ward, The Barrister Group
From mowing lawns to life at the Bar: Stephen Ward reflects on an unconventional career
Clarke Willmott—Ben Loosemore
Commercial property partner joins Clarke Willmott in Southampton
Ellisons—Robert Tiffen
Robert Tiffen joins Ellisons as Partner in growing Norwich office
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
